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Darkstar: A Memoir In Essays, Sophie Hawke Isham Jun 2026

Darkstar: A Memoir In Essays, Sophie Hawke Isham

ETDs from 2020-2029

Darkstar: A Memoir in Essays is an essay collection that follows the last four years of my life. These essays vary in length, format, and material. The themes these essays tackle range from heavy subjects like deteriorating mental health from bipolar disorder and grief over the loss of pets and family members, to lighter subjects such as gender expression and identity, and the love surrounding me from friends, family, and relationships. While each essay can stand alone, they are more fleshed out and connected in the context and structure of this thesis. This body of work explores the various ways …


The Guardian Order, Jennifer Jayden Foster Jun 2026

The Guardian Order, Jennifer Jayden Foster

ETDs from 2020-2029

The Guardian Order is a young adult fantasy novel set in the sacred land of Enyimel, a sanctuary sustained by magic and ancestral guardianship. The narrative follows siblings Kairos and Verena Sepher as they confront both an ecological catastrophe and a deeply personal rupture within their family. When a blight corrupts the land and destabilizes its magic, they are forced into a reluctant alliance to save their people. However, the external crisis mirrors an internal one: a lifetime of unequal parental expectations has shaped them into ideological opposites. Kairos embraces the heroic destiny prepared for him, while Verena resists a …


Heart And Blood, Nasreen Zankawah Jun 2026

Heart And Blood, Nasreen Zankawah

ETDs from 2020-2029

Heart and Blood is a historical fiction, set in the 1890s colonial era in present-day Ghana, focusing on the royal family and two rival clans of the Dagbon Kingdom. At its center is Chentiwuni, the protagonist who shares a strained relationship with her father and king of Dagbon, Naa Dawuni Zulandi. She navigates life, barely conforming to traditions and rules and associates with people her father disapproves of. The rift between them deepens when Chenti falls in love with Yumzaa, a sub-chief from a rival clan and a prospective heir to the skin of Dagbon after Naa Dawuni. Chenti’s relationship …


There Be A Dragon, Audreanna Elliott Jun 2026

There Be A Dragon, Audreanna Elliott

ETDs from 2020-2029

There Be a Dragon is set in a roughly medieval era world named Aleovion. Evren is the protagonist of the story, a young woman freshly seventeen on the cusp of what should be amazing things. She’s in her last year of schooling and will be on her way to escaping the misery her school has brought her, and on top of that, this is the year she should finally ‘manifest’. Evren’s a part of a sect of beings in this world called ‘Embodied’, people whose ancestry is touched by a mystical creature. This allows them to act as conduits for …


Impositions, Christopher Michael Mccauley Jan 2026

Impositions, Christopher Michael Mccauley

ETDs from 2020-2029

This collection explores ordinary moments. A couple on a park bench. A man cleaning a horse stall. A citizen scientist wandering a field. When you peer into these scenes closely, though, you can move beyond the seemingly mundane and discover universal truths, as well as images that evoke shared emotional landscapes. Two primary themes bring greater clarity to these moments and images: people imposing on the world and the world imposing on people. Each piece in the collection touches on these themes in some way. Hence the title, Impositions. I hope readers will feel a sense of empathy for the …


Discarded People, Amber Harris Jan 2025

Discarded People, Amber Harris

All ETDs from UAB

ABSTRACT This is the first chapter of the novel, Discarded People, a character-driven story about a group of young Black friends navigating love, identity, and community. As they form deep connections with one another, they face personal struggles that challenge their sense of belonging and self-discovery. The narrative explores themes of family, friendship, and the search for purpose, while highlighting the complexities of building a chosen family amidst personal and societal pressures. In chapter one, the main characters are introduced; Winnie, Franklin, Jelani, Adanna, Eban and Chance. As the characters prepare for their final year in high school while navigating …


An Interview With Emily Rapp Black, Jamie Mcfaden Sep 2024

An Interview With Emily Rapp Black, Jamie Mcfaden

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

pp. 162-167


Pms 15 (End Matter), Poemmemoirstory Staff Sep 2024

Pms 15 (End Matter), Poemmemoirstory Staff

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

pp. 168-177


The Gospel According To Mother, Yellena Urazbaeva Sep 2024

The Gospel According To Mother, Yellena Urazbaeva

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

pp. 142-161


By A Thread, Julie Stewart Sep 2024

By A Thread, Julie Stewart

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

pp. 133-141


Andy, Emily Rens Sep 2024

Andy, Emily Rens

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

pp. 114-122


Guesthouse For Ganesha, Judith Teitelman Sep 2024

Guesthouse For Ganesha, Judith Teitelman

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

pp. 123-132


Carpool, Alina Stefanescu Sep 2024

Carpool, Alina Stefanescu

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

pp. 107-113


A Temporary Vessel, Casie Cook Sep 2024

A Temporary Vessel, Casie Cook

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

pp. 97-104


Crust Girl, Grace Cho Sep 2024

Crust Girl, Grace Cho

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

pp. 87-96


Woman's Body Found, Amy Bailey Sep 2024

Woman's Body Found, Amy Bailey

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

pp. 80-86


Forever Flint, Sharanna Polk Sep 2024

Forever Flint, Sharanna Polk

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

pp. 64-71


What's Five Feet In Front Of You, Zhanna Slor Sep 2024

What's Five Feet In Front Of You, Zhanna Slor

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

pp. 72-79


Caro Nome, Melissa Crowe Sep 2024

Caro Nome, Melissa Crowe

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

pp. 57-59


On Weddings, Mollie Hawkins Sep 2024

On Weddings, Mollie Hawkins

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

pp. 60-63


The Failure Of Poetry, Mary Ruefle Sep 2024

The Failure Of Poetry, Mary Ruefle

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

p. 54


South On Seven, Mary Ruefle Sep 2024

South On Seven, Mary Ruefle

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

p. 52


Jean, Mary Ruefle Sep 2024

Jean, Mary Ruefle

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

p. 53


Reading A Biography Of Thomas Jefferson In The Months Of My Son’S Recovery, Kate Daniels Sep 2024

Reading A Biography Of Thomas Jefferson In The Months Of My Son’S Recovery, Kate Daniels

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

pp. 47-51


Synonym For Lichen, M L. Brown Sep 2024

Synonym For Lichen, M L. Brown

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

pp. 45-46


Above The Public Place, Samantha Pious Sep 2024

Above The Public Place, Samantha Pious

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

pp. 42-43


Running, M L. Brown Sep 2024

Running, M L. Brown

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

p. 44


Sur La Place Publique, Samantha Pious Sep 2024

Sur La Place Publique, Samantha Pious

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

pp. 40-41


The Violin, Samantha Pious Sep 2024

The Violin, Samantha Pious

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

p. 39


Before The Birth Of Venus, Lauren Goodwin Slaughter Sep 2024

Before The Birth Of Venus, Lauren Goodwin Slaughter

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

p. 37